Year: 2025

Before venturing out into the woods, a nearby park or even your backyard, keep an eye out for mosquitoes and ticks, which can be vectors, or carriers, for pathogens that can cause disease. Scientists at WashU’s Tyson Research Center explain the risks and how to stay safe.

Sydney E. Scott, an associate professor of marketing at Olin Business School, has been named one of Poets & Quants’ “Best 40-under-40 MBA Professors” for 2025.

WashU Medicine neurosurgeon Dimitrios Mathios, MD, has developed a liquid biopsy that is aided by machine-learning tools to improve the detection of brain cancers.

Zhen He, an environmental engineer at WashU, received the 2025 Frederick George Pohland Medal from the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors and the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

The LIGHT Creativity in Public Health Summer Camp at WashU encourages students to tap into their imaginations and lived experiences to create artwork, poetry and stories that communicate the importance of health and science.

This summer, WashU Libraries is piloting an asynchronous version of the Data Rescue workflows that is open to all. Volunteers of all levels are invited to contribute to advocacy, web archiving and data preservation efforts. 

Thirteen teachers from across the St. Louis region have been selected to work with WashU faculty members for the 2025 Summer Teacher-Researcher Program. Administered in collaboration with the university’s Institute for School Partnership, the program provide professional development opportunities for area K-12 teachers.

To help understand air pollution health effects, researchers in St. Louis quantified how the amount of submicron particles in the air has changed over the past 25 years.

The Engaged City is seeking three community-based practitioners — such as artists, writers, illustrators, or data scientists — for its Community Fellows in Residence Program. The application deadline is July 16.